Advertising sign



P. V. HANN ADVERTISING SIGN Filed May 15 Patented Feb. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES' PAIENT OFFICE.

PAUL V. HANN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHESTER K.V HANN,

` OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. I Y

ADVERTISING SIGN.

Application led j May 15,

To UZZ zolzom t may. concern.'

Be it known that I, PAUL V. HANN, a cit- `izen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Signs, of which the following is a specification.

The present' invention is directed to improvements in advertising signs.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sign constructed in such manner that beverages can be advertised, the construction being such that the representation of the vessel or container will simulate the scintillating character of the beverage being advertised.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sign of this character upon which is depicted a vessel for containing beverages, such for instance as a drinking glass and upon which advertising matter can be attractively printed setting forth the merits of the beverages.

lith these and other objects in View, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts, and hereinafter to be fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a front view of the sign,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 j of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3' of Figure l,

Figure 4 is a front view of a modified form of the sign back, and

Figure 5 is a side view thereof.

The sign comprises a front plate l, which is preferably formed from cardboard, but it will be of course understood that any other material suitable for the purpose may be used when desired. The plate l is provided with an opening 2, which in this instance outlines a drinking glass, it being of course understood that the opening may be formed to simulate a bottle, jug or any other vessel of glass capable of containing a liquid.

The opening 2 is closed by a sheet of netting 3 which ma)7 be fabric or metal and of any desired mesh as the occasion may require.

1923. serial No. 639,198.

A pair of vertically spaced stripsv 4 are employed, one strip being suitably secured t-o the rear surface of the plate l adjacent the upper wall of the opening 2 when the other is secured adjacent the lower wall of said opening, and secured to these strips is a back plate 5, the strips` serving to hold the plates in proper spaced relation. The back plate 5 is preferably colored black and has pasted or otherwise secured to its front face a sheet of netting 6 of the same material as the sheet 3. The sheet 6 when used on a black back ground is white so Vthe contrast will be pronounced. It has been discovered that when these sheets, viz 2 and 6, are disposed in spaced relation and a person approaches the sign a wave effect is noticeable on the sheet 3 which simulates a liquid scintillating or sparkling and imparts to the sign an animated effect.

To enhance the appearance of the sign the netting 3 Vis colored to represent the color of the liquid being advertised. For instance if a liquid of a red hue is being advertised the netting will be tinted red. It will be observed that the side lines 7 of the representationyof the glass extend upwardly on the plate 1 yso that a liquid level A is defined by the upper wall of the opening 2 so that the scintillating eect of the sign will appear only in the opening and surface of the netting 3.

As shown in Figure .4 the back plate 8 is preferably colored black or any dark shade and has printed thereon lines 9 of alighter color, or vice versa, the same effect' being obtained with this modication as in the preferred form of the invention. If desired the back plate can be dispensed with in Ythe first forni of the invention. In the sec'- ond form it can be substituted by a blankY sheet to receive the shadow of the netting 3 or by a mirror to reflect the netting In the first form better results are obtained with the plate since without the saine objects back of the sign would be discernible and the effect is not as perfect unless the sign is placed in front of a solid and inanimate back ground.

It will be of course obvious that the principle of the invention may be applied in a number of ways to illustrate any object wherein it is desired to impart to the illus? tration a wave or scintillating effect, such for instance marine scene,

That is claimed is:

A sign comprising front and beck opaque plates 'disposed in spaced relation, the front plate having an opening therein,

5 a netting covering the opening. said back plate having a netting thereon for registering with the opening and netting covering Said opening.

A sign of the class described comprising front and back opaque plates, the front l0 plete having an opening therein, a netting covering the opening, said back plat-e having the simulation of e netting carried thereby and in registry with the opening and the netting covering the opening.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

PAUL V. HANN. 

